Patents by Inventor Manon Engelmann

Manon Engelmann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for vehicle temperature control
    Patent number: 8118237
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a power connector configured to mate with an electrical power grid receptacle and receive a grid power therefrom and a heating and cooling system electrically connected to the power connector to receive grid power therefrom and configured to modify a temperature the vehicle cabin. The vehicle also includes a temperature control loop configured to selectively activate and control the heating and cooling system and a controller configured to receive a first input signal comprising a desired vehicle activation time and a second input signal comprising a starting vehicle cabin temperature and a desired vehicle cabin temperature. The controller determines a temperature control loop activation time based on the first and second input signals that is prior to the desired vehicle activation time and transmits an activation signal to the temperature control loop at the temperature control loop activation time to activate the heating and cooling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Parag Vyas, Oliver Mayer, Marko Klaus Baller, Jan Hemmelmann, Robert Roesner, Michal-Wolfgang Waszak, Manon Engelmann, Alexander Felix Fiseni, Stefan Schroeder, Yaru Mendez Hernandez, Mark R. Lynass, Joerg Stromberger
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20100206957
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a power connector configured to mate with an electrical power grid receptacle and receive a grid power therefrom and a heating and cooling system electrically connected to the power connector to receive grid power therefrom and configured to modify a temperature the vehicle cabin. The vehicle also includes a temperature control loop configured to selectively activate and control the heating and cooling system and a controller configured to receive a first input signal comprising a desired vehicle activation time and a second input signal comprising a starting vehicle cabin temperature and a desired vehicle cabin temperature. The controller determines a temperature control loop activation time based on the first and second input signals that is prior to the desired vehicle activation time and transmits an activation signal to the temperature control loop at the temperature control loop activation time to activate the heating and cooling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Parag Vyas, Oliver Mayer, Marko Klaus Baller, Jan Hemmelmann, Robert Roesner, Michal-Wolfgang Waszak, Manon Engelmann, Alexander Felix Fiseni, Stefan Schroeder, Yaru Mendez Hernandez, Mark R. Lynass, Joerg Stromberger